Oskar Sala - The Former Future of Sound

Documentary on the phenomenon of electroacoustic music by Oskar Sala. He was born in Berlin, studied with Paul Hindemith and was assistant to the famous Dr Friedrich Trautwein who, in the thirties, invented the Trautonium, a single musical instrument with the capacity to produce an infinity of electronic sounds. In 1930, he took part in the first public concert with use of the new machine, together with Hindemith and Rudolph Schmidt. “Triostucke para Três Trautoniums”. The following year, he was soloist for the piece “Konzertstuck fur Trautonium mit Begleitung des Streichorchesters”, by Hindemith. From 1949 to 1952, Oskar devoted himself to perfecting the instrument and produced the famous Mixtur-Trautonium. He registered his patents in Germany, France, and in the United States. Oskar composed a great deal for the Mixtur-Trautonium. His compositions include sound tracks for radio and cinema, including the cries of the birds in Hitchcock’s classic. In the year 2000, he was 90. He is the only person in the world who knows how to operate and to perform on a Mixtur-Trautonium.

Oliver Rauch born in 1966, in Goslar im Harz (Germany). He studied comparative literature at the University of Berlin, and cinema and drama for TV in Potsdam. His first film in 1993 was a documentary Art as Transcript of the Lasting. In 1995, he made Drewitz - Or: The Grass Faster Than It Is Heard. His first short film was Courage (1998), in Super 16, followed by The Climber (1999). Oskar Sala - The Former Future of Sound is his first feature. Ingo Rudloff born in Bochum (Germany). From 1992 to 1995, he worked on several film projects with Director Markus Lenz. From 1991 to 1997, he studied psychology. His first short film was fiction, Night Comes, Night Goes (1992), co-directed with Lenz. He then made Evacuation (1994) and Rungolt - Homage to Mechthild von Leusch (1995). Oskar Sala - The Former Future of Sound is his first feature.

43ª MOSTRA INTERNACIONAL DE CINEMA

43ª MOSTRA INTERNACIONAL DE CINEMA